Radia tapes not restricted to 2G spectrum alone, says Supreme Court

He said despite the fact that there is sufficient evidence that the education of the daughter of a former Director General of Hydrocarbons was funded by a corporate house, the probe agency was trying to close the case.  

Bhushan said the investigation into the case should be monitored by the apex court and the entire tapped conversation, barring personal in nature, should be put in public domain so that public spirited persons from civil society can see as to what could be done.

The bench said it would also hear on October 22, the petition filed by former Tata Chief Ratan Tata seeking action against those allegedly responsible for the leakage of the tape and his plea for right to privacy.

The apex court on August 29 had conducted two-hour-long in-camera proceedings in the case for knowing the Centre's stand and perusing “top secret” documents which formed the basis for interception of her calls.